sustain /səs-tānˈ/

1. To hold up
2. To bear
3. To support
4. To provide for
5. To maintain
6. To sanction
7. To keep going
8. To keep up
9. To support the life of
10. To prolong
11. To suffer, undergo

1. A sustained musical note
2. The facility of an instrument to sustain a note
3. Means of sustenance (Milton)

sustainabilˈity noun

1. That which is capable of being sustained
2. In ecology, the amount or degree to which the earth's resources may be exploited without damage to the environment

sustainˈable adjective

1. Able to be sustained
2. Involving the long-term use of resources that do not damage the environment

sustainedˈ adjective

sustainˈedly adverb

sustainˈer noun

1. A person who, or thing that, sustains
2. The main motor in a rocket, continuing with it throughout its flight (cf booster)

sustainˈing noun and adjective

sustainˈment noun

1. An act of sustaining
2. Sustenance

sustenance /susˈti-nəns/ noun

1. That which sustains
2. Maintenance
3. Nourishment

sustentacˈūlar adjective

Supporting

sustentacˈūlum noun

A supporting part or structure

susˈtentāte transitive verb

To sustain

sustentāˈtion noun

sustentative /susˈtən-tā-tiv or səs-tenˈtə-tiv/ adjective

Sustaining

susˈtentātor noun

A sustaining part or structure

sustenˈtion noun

The act of sustaining

sustenˈtive adjective

susˈtinent adjective

Sustaining

sustained yield noun

The amount of a natural resource that can be harvested or removed regularly without long-term depletion of the resource

sustaining pedal noun

A pedal on a piano which sustains the note(s) played by allowing the strings to continue vibrating

• circumflexions
• circumfluence
• circumfluences
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• circumfluous
• circumforanean
• circumforaneous
• circumfuse
• circumfused
• circumfuses
• circumfusile
• circumfusing
• circumfusion
• circumfusions
• circumgyrate
• circumgyrated
• circumgyrates
• circumgyrating
• circumgyration
• circumgyrations
• circumgyratory
• circumincession
• circuminsession
• circumjacencies
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